Test regression bucket creation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020379881-A1
Application number	US-201916426144-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 30, 2019
Priority date	May 30, 2019
Publication date	Dec 3, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

Aspects include receiving a request in a system for code that uses a code package to be tested. Sources are scraped to find a matching code package that uses the code package to be tested. The matching code package is retrieved and stored in a database. The matching code package is assembled into a test bucket and the test bucket is provided for the code package to be tested.

First claim

1 . A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving, by a processor, a request in a system for code that uses a code package to be tested; scraping, by the processor, sources to find a matching code package that uses the code package to be tested; retrieving, by the processor, the matching code package; storing, by the processor, the retrieved, matching code package in a database, the matching code package comprising code and an output generated by a previous execution of the code; adding the matching code package to a monitoring list; assembling, by the processor, the matching code package into a test bucket; providing, by the processor, the test bucket for the code package to be tested; executing the code to generate new output; and highlighting any differences between the output generated by a previous execution of the code and the new output.

2 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
checking, by the processor, if the code package to be tested is new to the system; and when the code package to be tested is not new to the system, retrieving, by the processor, the matching code package from the database instead of scraping sources.

3 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
checking, by the processor, if the code package to be tested is new to the system; checking, by the processor, if the code package to be tested is different from a central repository code package; and when the code package to be tested is not new to the system and not different from a central repository code package, retrieving, by the processor, the matching code package from the database instead of scraping sources.

4 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein retrieving, by the processor, the matching code package further comprises retrieving characteristics about the matching code package.

5 . The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , wherein the characteristics about the matching code package are selected from the group consisting of number of packages used, exceptions tested for, code rating, and length of code.

6 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein scraping, by the processor, sources to find a matching code package further comprises using fuzzy searches to search for and retrieve the matching code package.

7 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein scraping, by the processor, sources to find a matching code package and retrieving, by the processor, the matching code package further comprise finding a plurality of matching code packages and only retrieving the matching code package from the highest quality source having the matching code package.

8 . A computer program product for test regression bucket creation, the computer program product comprising:
a computer readable storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing program instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method comprising:
receiving a request in a system for code that uses a code package to be tested;
scraping sources to find a matching code package that uses the code package to be tested;
retrieving the matching code package;
storing the retrieved, matching code package in a database, the matching code package comprising code and an output generated by a previous execution of the code;
adding the matching code package to a monitoring list;
assembling the matching code package into a test bucket;
providing the test bucket for the code package to be tested;
executing the code to generate new output; and
highlighting any differences between the output generated by a previous execution of the code and the new output.

9 . The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises:
checking if the code package to be tested is new to the system; and when the code package to be tested is not new to the system, retrieving the matching code package from the database instead of scraping sources.

10 . The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises:
checking if the code package to be tested is new to the system; checking if the code package to be tested is different from a central repository code package; and when the code package to be tested is not new to the system and not different from a central repository code package, retrieving the matching code package from the database instead of scraping sources.

11 . The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein retrieving the matching code package further comprises retrieving characteristics about the matching code package.

12 . The computer program product of claim 11 , wherein the characteristics about the matching code package are selected from the group consisting of number of packages used, exceptions tested for, code rating, and length of code.

13 . The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein scraping sources to find a matching code package further comprises using fuzzy searches to search for and retrieve the matching code package.

14 . The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein scraping sources to find a matching code package and retrieving the matching code package further comprise finding a plurality of matching code packages and only retrieving the matching code package from the highest quality source having the matching code package.

15 . A processing system for test regression bucket creation, the processor system comprising:
a processor in communication with one or more types of memory, the processor configured to perform a method comprising:
receiving a request in a system for code that uses a code package to be tested;
scraping sources to find a matching code package that uses the code package to be tested;
retrieving the matching code package;
storing the retrieved, matching code package in a database, the matching code package comprising code and an output generated by a previous execution of the code;
adding the matching code package to a monitoring list;
assembling the matching code package into a test bucket;
providing the test bucket for the code package to be tested;
executing the code to generate new output; and
highlighting any differences between the output generated by a previous execution of the code and the new output.

16 . The processing system of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:
checking if the code package to be tested is new to the system; and when the code package to be tested is not new to the system, retrieving the matching code package from the database instead of scraping sources.

17 . The processing system of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:
checking if the code package to be tested is new to the system; checking if the code package to be tested is different from a central repository code package; and when the code package to be tested is not new to the system and not different from a central repository code package, retrieving the code package from the database instead of scraping sources.

18 . The processing system of claim 15 , wherein retrieving the matching code package further comprises retrieving characteristics about the matching code package.

19 . The processing system of claim 15 , wherein scraping sources to find a matching code package further comprises using fuzzy searches to search for and retrieve the matching code package.

20 . The processing system of claim 15 , wherein scraping sources to find a matching code package and retrieving the matching code

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Hicks Andrew
• Pedrone Miles C
• Garrett Tynan J
• Lyons Michael Peter

Classifications

• G06F11/3698 Primary

  Environments for analysis, debugging or testing of software · CPC title

• G06F11/3688

  for test execution, e.g. scheduling of test suites · CPC title

• G06F11/368 Primary

  for test version control, e.g. updating test cases to a new software version · CPC title

• G06F11/3608

  using formal methods, e.g. model checking, abstract interpretation (theorem proving G06N5/013) · CPC title

• G06F11/3664

  Physics · mapped topic